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Scrooge II

December 8th, 2020

What is your favorite Christmas movie and why? A Christmas Carol, many. many adaptions

I really like stories of transformation, paradym shift - Matrix

Mirrors what is close to our heart and God's message to us - Prodical son, Paul blinded, Lazurs raised; Jesus death to life

Describe Scrooge - Greedy, Cynical, Selfish, Rich, Lacked Grace

  • Interactions of the charities guys - Are there not enough prison and poor houses? Given enough.
  • His nephew with Scrooge - Tried to invite him to a Christmas party; what benefit is Christmas

 What do you think Scrooge thought of himself?

  • Smart with money
  • Thrifty
  • Proud of his accomplishments
  • Hardworking
  • Smarter than others
  • Fair

1 Timothy 4:15-16 – Watch your and doctrine closely

 How can we be deceived on where we are?

  • We are not watching
  • Others are not watching

 What lies has Satan said you to stop you from changing?

Reflection

Describe rest of the story - God's perpective

  • Past – How much happier he was
    • He say how he was so blessed with the people who helped him along - great finanical mind
  • Present – Realities of present life
    • He saw how he treated his employee - Cratchit
    • He saw how others saw him
  • Future – What would happen if he stayed that way?
    • Cratchit son, tiny Tim dies
    • People celebrating his death

2 Corinthians 7:8-11 - Repentance

Response

“Spirit!” Scrooge cried, “hear me. I am not the man I was! I will not be the man I must have been so far! Why show me this if I am past all hope? Good Spirit, I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the past, the present, and the future. The spirits of all three shall be within me. I will not ignore the lessons that they teach. Oh, tell me that I may change my fate!”

What did Scrooge realize?

  • He wasn’t going to live forever
  • Limited time to help people
  • What people really thought of him
  • He saw how he was affecting others (negatively)
  • He had the opportunity of change

 What evidence there of Scrooge's repentance?

  • His Attitude
  • Gave freely
  • Compassion / Concern for others
  • Happy
  • A lot more energy